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2005 • Friends School Plant Sale 29 Garden Perennials Columbine continued P150 A. x hybrida ‘Songbird Mix’ ◊ ***** P151 Purple Emperor ◊—Golden foliage with richly colored blooms. P152 Stellata type ‘Burgundy’ ◊ P153 Woodside Strain P154 A. canadensis ‘Corbett’ ◊—An outstanding pure yellow selection of the native columbine. Reseeds. ***** P155 A. vulgaris ‘Nora Barlow’—Unique fully double flowers in rose and white. 18” ***** —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 P156 A. vulgaris ‘Woodside Variegata’—Green and yellow marbled leaves, mixed colors. 24” —in a 4” pot $3.00 P157 A. fragrans—Fragrant white and cream blooms, blue green foliage. Very charming. 12-18” —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 P158 Columbine, False Semiaquilegia Synonym for Aquilegia ecalarata. Adorable columbine blooms in violet blue; dainty, airy foliage. 15” ∏‰ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Large flowers summer to fall. Tolerates hot, dry conditions. Dependable and showy for border and for naturalizing. Good cut flower. Excellent for butterflies and hummingbirds. Use to fortify the immune system. Í∏´Â P159 Species—Large pink blooms, 24–36” P160 Magnus—Rosy-purple, more horizontal petals, good cut flower. 36” P161 White Swan—Large creamy white blooms with a coppery cone. 18-24” ***** —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 P162 Double Decker ◊ Two-tiered purple coneflower. Some singles in the first year, but but by year two, a set of shorter petals emerges from the tops of the cones. Flowers July–September. 40” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 P163 Ruby Star ◊—Intense carmine red, an improved Magnus. 36” —in a 4” pot $3.00 P164 Big Sky Sunrise ◊ Large bright yellow 3–4” fragrant flowers with golden green cones and drooping petals. To 30” —in a 4” pot $8.00 P165 Kim’s Knee High ◊—A dwarf purple coneflower. 20-24” —in a 1 gal. pot $11.00 P166 Coneflower, Paradox Echinacea paradoxa Yellow blooms distinguish this from other Echinaceas. Midwestern native. 24-48” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 P167 Coneflower, Tennessee Echinacea tennesseensis ‘Rocky Top’ Endangered species native to a small area of Tennessee. Mauve flowers with upturned rays and green centers. Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 —See other Coneflowers, pages 39 and 41 Coral Bells Heuchera spp. Leaves form low dense mounds. Fragrant flowers held well above foliage. Excellent for hummingbirds. ***** Í∏‰˝ P168 Bressingham Mix—Has green leaves with pink or red flowers. The airy spikes and consistently full foliage make this plant a great accent in many places. Will take full shade. 12” ***** P169 Firefly—Vermillion red blooms 24” P170 H. americana ‘Dale’s Strain’—Marbled leaf with cream flowers. 16” P171 H. pulchella—Rock garden. Broad vigorous mounds of foliage sprout a dense forest of panicles packed with pale pink and burgundy fringed bells. 10” P172 Palace Purple—Mahogany foliage with white flowers in summer. Will take full shade. 10” ***** —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 P173 H. splendens—Dark coral-colored blooms. 15” —in a 3.5” pot $3.00 —See also Foamy Bells, page 30 Coreopsis Coreopsis grandiflora Yellow flowers in summer. Attracts butterflies. Í P174 Domino—Dwarf, golden 3” blooms with brown center. 12-15” P175 Early Sunrise—Double flowers through summer. 24” ***** —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 P176 Rising Sun ◊—Double/semi-double golden blooms with red flecks at center. Early to bloom and compact. 24” —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 P177 Coreopsis, Dwarf Coreopsis auriculata ‘Nana’ ◊ This low bushy plant has single, two-inch orange yellow flowers from early spring into fall if old blooms are removed. Drought-tolerant and deer resistant. ***** 12” Í∏‰ —in a 4” pot $3.00 P178 Coreopsis, Pink Coreopsis rosea Small rose-pink flowers with yellow centers in mid-summer. Moist soil. Spreads to quickly form a large clump. Attracts butterflies. 10-15” Í —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 Coreopsis, Thread-leaf Coreopsis verticillata Bushy, slowly spreading branched perennial. Í P179 Moonbeam—Sparkling creamy-yellow flowers float on lacy foliage. One of the best. Blooms July to fall. Attracts butterflies. 15-18” P180 Zagreb—Clear yellow flowers. ***** 12–15” —in a 4” pot $3.00 P181 Creme Brulée ◊—Creamy yellow flowers, larger and darker than Moonbeam. Flowers above foliage for a fuller appearance. Vigorous spread to 36” in one year. Cut back for rebloom. 12” —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 See also Prairie Coreopsis on page 39 Corydalis Corydalis Dainty leaves with miniature blooms. Henry loves these plants and always wants to bring new ones to the Plant Sale each year! ∏‰ P182 C. cheilanthifolia—Ferny leaves and yellow flowers. 10” P183 C. lutea—An interesting addition to the shade garden. Both lovely flowers and foliage, looks good in the garden all season. Long blooming season. Short-lived perennial, but tends to self-seed. Lovely along rock walls and paths. 12” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 P184 C. ochroleuca ◊—White flowers with yellow spots. Long flowering period. Similar to C. lutea, but tolerates drier conditions. 12-15” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 P185 Blackberry Wine ◊—Clusters of darker blue flowers on an 8” mound of purplish frond-like leaves. Plant in a protected area. 8” —in a 4.5” pot $10.00 See also Russian Corydalis, page 22 P186 Cranesbill, Big-Foot Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Walter Ingwersen’ 2” lavender-pink flowers June through September. Glossy, five-lobed light green foliage. One of the U of M’s Tough and Terrific perennials. ***** 12-15” ∏Ó˝ —in a 4” pot $3.00 Cranesbill, Bloody Geranium sanguineum The classic, with large cup-shaped flowers in lavender-purple-red. Foliage turns vivid bloodred in fall. Heat and drought tolerant. 12” Í∏ P187 Alpenglow—Rose-red flowers. ***** P188 Striatum—Short mounds of lacy, darkgreen foliage. Smothered in stunning light pink flowers with contrasting bloodshot veining. ***** —in a 4” pot $4.00 P189 Species ***** —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 P190 Cranesbill, Dalmatian Geranium dalmaticum Low-growing evergreen. Pink blooms with red anthers. Fragrant, with reddish-orange fall color. Spreads by creeping rhizomes. ***** 6” Í∏‰ —in a 4” pot $3.00 Cranesbill, Dwarf Geranium x cantabrigiense Cross between Big-Foot and Dalmatian Cranesbill. Compact with long runners and pink-tinged white flowers. ***** ∏˝ P191 Biokovo—One of the U of M’s Tough and Terrific perennials. Spreads to 30-36”. 12” P192 Karmina—Low-growing with dark pink flowers all summer. Useful as a ground cover. Spreads to 24”. 9” Í∏˝ —in a 4” pot $4.00 P193 Cranesbill, Himalayan Geranium himalayense ‘Plenum’ One of the most beautiful cranesbills. Fully double lavender flowers with a touch of pink. 12” Í∏‰˝ —in a 4.5” pot $5.00 P194 Cranesbill, Rozanne Geranium Large 2.5” violet-blue flowers with white eye; marbled green foliage. Very long blooming; nice mounded form. Spreads quickly to 24–36”. 9” Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $12.00 —See also wild Geranium, page 41 P195 Culver’s Root, Blue Veronicastrum sibericum ◊ Blue-lilac tubular flowers in late summer, great for cutting. Upright stems with leaves in whorls. To 60” Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 —See also native Culver’s Root, page 39 P196 Cupid’s Dart Catananche caerulea Neat two-foot clumps of silver-green foliage. Silvery lavender-blue blooms with violet centers make excellent cut flowers, fresh or dried. 20-36” Í∏ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 P197 Daisy, Mat Anacyclus depressus Blooms in late spring with white daisy-like flowers with a red underside. It thrives in poor, well drained soil. Moderately tolerant of foot traffic. 12” spread. 6” Í∏˝‰ —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 Daisy, Shasta Leucanthemum superbum Classic cut flowers. Í´ P198 Alaska—Single, white. 24” ***** P199 Crazy Daisy—Fluffy double white flowers. 30” P200 Snow Lady ◊ 10” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 P202 Silver Princess—12” ***** —in a 4” pot $3.00 P202 Daisy, Thread Petal Inula orientalis Attractive perennial with bold orange-yellow daisy heads whose lovely, wavy, shaggy, spidery petals are reminiscent of a Van Gogh painting. Makes a good cut flower. 30” Í —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 Daylilies see page 30 Delphinium Delphinium Colorful flower spikes rise above lobed leaves. Í∏ P203 D. cardinale ‘Cherry Blossom’—Scarlet-red spikes on first-year plants. 24-30” P204 D. chinensis ‘Butterfly Blue’—Colorful flower spikes rise above lobed leaves on these shorter forms, which need little staking. 14” P205 D. x elatum ‘Magic Fountains Mix’— Seven separate shades of blue and white. 36” ***** P206 D. x elatum ‘Pacific Giant Roundtable Mix’ ◊ 60” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 P207 D. grandiflorum ‘Blue Mirror’ ◊— Navy blue flowers. 24” ***** P208 D. x elatum ‘Astolot’ ◊ P209 D. x elatum ‘Magic Fountains Cherry Blossom’—White with pink blush. 30-36” P210 D. x elatum ‘Pacific Giant Black Knight’— Deep midnight violet. 48-60” P211 D. x elatum ‘Pacific Giant Galahad’— Pure white. 60” P212 D. x elatum ‘Pacific Giant Guinevere’— Rosy-lavender/white. 60” P213 D. x elatum ‘Pacific Giant King Arthur’— Violet-blue/white. 60” P214 Dwarf Blue Butterfly— 14” —in a 4” pot $3.00 Alpine Columbine Delphinium
30 Friends School Plant Sale • 2005 Garden Perennials forget-Me-Nots P215 Dock, Bloody Rumex sanguineus Ornamental vegetable with red and purple veins and red seedheads. Makes people stop and say, “What is that plant?” Try it for contrast in a mixed container. 15” Í∏ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 P216 Fairy Bells Disporum sessile variegatum ◊ The 1” hanging creamy white bells are incidental to the beautiful green and white striped variegated leaves. Forms a showy colony in shade. From Japan. 12” ∏Ó —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 Fame Flower Talinum ◊ A native of the great plains. 12” Í‰ P217 T. calycinum—Purplish-pink 1” flowers. Succulent leaves. Needs well-drained, dry soil. 12” P218 T. okanoganense—White flowers in later summer. Gray-green foliage. Needs sharp drainage; good for a rock garden or trough. 2-3” P219 T. rugospermum—Bright magenta flowers open in sun. 8” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 Flax, Blue Linum Single blooms on wiry stems. Blooms late spring through summer. Í∏ P220 L. flavum ‘Compactum’—Compact with large yellow flowers. 8” P221 L. perenne—Feathery sprays of blue flowers all summer 18” P222 L. perenne-nanum ‘Saphyr’—Dwarf and compact, same big blue flowers. 8-10” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 Ferns see page 31 Foamflower Tiarella Tiny flowers that are just lovely! Reblooms throughout the summer. Foliage is quite attractive. See also Heucherella. ∏Ó˝ P223 Wherryi—10” clump-forming. Pink and white flowers. Fragrant. —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 P224 Pink Bouquet ◊ P225 T. cordifolia—Spreading, with large leaves and white flowers. 10” —in a 4” pot $4.00 P226 T. polyphylla ‘Filigran’ ◊ Himalayan clump former, spreads by stolons. Whitetinged pink flowers. 12–24” P227 T. cordifolia “Running Tapestry”— Vigorous ground cover with deeply cut red speckled foliage. White blooms. —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 Daylilies Hemerocallis Í∏´ Foamflower Tiarella P228 Skeleton Key—Semi-glossy, deeply cut (unique for tiarellas) dark green leaves (4” across) tinged with purple rise directly from the stolons and are somewhat suggestive of Heuchera. Tiny white flowers in airy racemes bloom in spring for about six weeks on numerous, erect, wiry, mostly leafless flower stems. 10-12” —in a 4.5” pot $8.00 Foamy Bells Heucherella A beautiful intergeneric cross between Heuchera and Tiarella (Coral Bells and Foamflower) introduced in 1955. Blooms spring through summer with 15-18” tall spikes of pale pink bell flowers. Neat foliage similar to tiarella. Does well with hostas and ferns. Í∏Ó˝ P229 Sunspot—Spectacular bright golden to lime green leaves with blood-red markings along the veins-a stunning color combination. Bright pink blooms in spring. Plants tolerate some shade but have more intense variegation with more sun. 7-10” —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 P230 Quick Silver ◊—Maroon purple foliage with silvery highlights for great contrast in the garden all season. Pale pink flowers in late spring fade to white. Reblooms later in the season. 12-15” —in a 4” pot $7.00 P231 Chocolate Lace ◊—Lacy chocolatebrown leaves with strawberry pink flowers. 18” —in a 4.5” pot $10.00 Forget-Me-Nots Myosotis Masses of little flowers, blooms late spring and summer. Í∏ P232 M. alpestris ‘Victoria Blue’— 8” P233 M. sylvatica ‘Rosylva’—Pink flowers. 8” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 P234 M. palustris—Water forget-me-not, great for rain gardens. 12-18” —in a 4” pot $3.00 Foxglove, Common Digitalis Long spikes of mixed shades of pink and white tubular flowers heavily mottled inside. Blooms in late spring and again in fall (often blooms the first fall!). Excellent for bees and hummingbirds. Leaves poisonous. Í∏Â P235 D. purpurea ‘Camelot Lavender’ ◊ Biennial or short-lived perennial. P236 Foxy—Dwarf, blooms the first year. Biennial or short-lived perennial. 30” —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 P237 Foxglove, Pink Digitalis thapsi ‘Spanish Peaks ◊ Spikes of raspberry rose flowers in early summer over a trim mat of furry foliage. Longerlived perennial. Thrives in a variety of sites and soils. 12” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 P238 Foxglove, Straw Digitalis lutea Rare; narrow spikes of petite lemon yellow blooms. 36” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $1.00 P239 Foxglove, Strawberry Digitalis x mertonensis ‘Summer King’ ◊ Perennial. Tetraploid hybrid with strong vigor and luscious strawberry-raspberry-rose, open faced 2” flowers. Leaves poisonous. 36”-42” Í∏Â —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 P240 Foxglove, Willow Leaf Digitalis obscura ◊ Subshrubby perennial with color tha ranges from yellow through orange and rust with red spots inside. Blooms late spring through midsummer. From Spain. 12–48” Í —in a 2.5” pot $1.00 P241 Fringecups Tellima grandiflora Bronzy, quilted leaves with small, bell-shaped flowers with fringes on them. Drought-tolerant. 32” Í∏Ó˝ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 P242 Fuchsia, Narrowleaf Zauschneria garrettii ‘Orange Carpet’ Spreading non-woody perennial with finely haired grey-green foliage. A cascade of intensely orange/red tubular flowers for autumn hummingbirds. Proven hardy at the Lake Harriet Peace Garden. 4” Í‰˝ —in a 4.5” pot $8.00 Gas Plant Dictamnus albus Best cultivated in full sun and rich, welldrained soil. It resents being disturbed once established. Star-shaped flowers in early summer. Oil evaporating from the leaves can be lit and it will cause a little burst of flames, quickly, not harming the plant itself. Í∏ P243 Pink—36” P244 White—24–36” —in a 2.5” pot $2.00 P245 Gentian, Nikita Gentiana x ‘Nikitia’ ◊ Bright blue to blue-purple flowers. 6–8” Í∏ —in a 4” pot $3.00 P246 Ginger, European Asarum europeum A beautiful evergreen groundcover for moist, woodland gardens. 2-3” leaves are leathery and glossy. Bell-shaped greenish purple or brown flowers are hidden beneath foliage. Blooms in early spring. Prefers slightly acid soil. 4” Í∏˝ —in a 4.5” pot $6.00 —see also Wild Ginger, page 41 and Japanese Wild Ginger, page 22 P247 Ginger, Upright Wild Saruma henryi Similar to wild ginger on steroids, its genus name is an anagram of Asarum. Brought to the West via a Chinese plant collection expedition in the early part of the 1900s by plant explorer Augustine Henry. Í∏˝ —in a 2.5” pot $4.00 Daylilies are in the Lily Shop along north wall of the building P564 Barbara Mitchell Mid-summer, large 6” orchid-pink flowers with lemon-yellow throat. Award-winner. The best pink! 20” —bare root in the Lily Shop $4.00 or 4 for $15.00 P565 Big Smile ◊ Mid-season bloomer with huge 7” tetraploid flowers. Rebloomer with strong stems. Sunny yellow with ruffled pink blush edge. 24” Í∏ —bare root in the Lily Shop $7.00 Daylilies P566 Catherine Woodbury Orchid-pink, fragrant flowers July to August. 18-36” Í∏ —bare root in the Lily Shop $2.00 or 3 for $5.00 P567 Chance Encounter ◊ Early-mid-season bloom. Large 6” raspberry rose flowers with ruffled gold edges and a green throat. Very fragrant. An award-winning tetraploid rebloomer. 25” Í∏ —bare root in the Lily Shop $7.00 P568 Chicago Apache Scarlet 4-5” blooms with a lime throat. Upright habit. Tetraploid. 24-36” —bare root in the Lily Shop $4.00 P569 Gentle Shepherd Starts out nearly white, fading to clear white. 18-24” Í∏ —bare root in the Lily Shop $3.00 or 3 for $8.00 P570 Happy Returns 6” yellow blooms. Early-season rebloomer, fragrant. 18” —bare root in the Lily Shop $3.00 P571 Hyperion 5-8” yellow blossoms, very fragrant, early season, usually repeats bloom. 36” Í∏ —bare root in the Lily Shop $2.00 3 for $5.00 P572 Pardon Me Cranberry red with yellow centers. Fast-growing, prolific bloomer, reblooms. 18” Í∏ —bare root in the Lily Shop $3.00 3 for $8.00 P573 Salieri Almost black blossoms. Tetraploid with 5.5” blossoms. 26” —bare root in the Lily Shop $4.00 P574 Wineberry Candy Cream orchid with a purple eye. Blooms till frost. One of the best re-bloomers. Tetraploid. 22” —bare root in the Lily Shop $7.00
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